Digital Trends

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS September 23rd, 2007 | by David Elrich

Image Sensor Type CCD

Resolution 8.3 Megapixel

Optical Zoom 3.8x

Camera Type Compact
Lens
Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses

Optical Zoom 3.8x

35mm Zoom Lens 28 - 105 mm

Digital Zoom 4x

Focus Type Autofocus

Focus Range 18 in. to Infinity (w)

Macro Focus Range 1.2 - 24 in. (w) / 12 - 24 in. (t)

Focal Length 4.6 - 17.3 mm
Image Quality
Camera Resolution 8.3 Megapixel

Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 3264 x 2448 • 2592 x 1944 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200
Video
Video Resolutions 320 x 240 (QVGA) • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 160 x 120

Video Speed 30 fps

Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)

Video Format AVI • Motion JPEG
Exposure Control
Aperture Range f2.8/f5.8 (w/t)

Shutter Speed 15 - 1/1600 sec

White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset)

Frames Per Second 1.3 Frames
Storage
Memory Type Multimedia Card • SD Card • SDHC Card

Compression Modes Fine • SuperFine • Normal

Compression Type JPEG • EXIF 2.2 • DPOF 1.1

File Size (High Res.) 3.36 MB (38 images on 128MB card)

File Size (Low Res.) 0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)
Flash
ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 1600 • 80

Flash Type Built-In

Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder Without Viewfinder

LCD Panel With LCD Panel

LCD Panel Size 3 in.

LCD Screen Resolution 230,000 pixels

LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Interfaces
Interface Type USB 2.0

Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply
Battery Type Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery

Battery Life 270 Images
Included Features
Self Timer 2 Sec. • 10 Sec.

Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
System Requirements
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP • Microsoft Windows Vista
Dimensions
Width 3.65 in.

Depth 1.02 in.

Height 2.32 in.

Weight 0.34 lb.
Warranty
Warranty 90 Days